390 Su Wan, Can You Be Quiet?

Feng Qingchen originally thought that no one would bother her before Xiling Tianyu's prosthesis was installed. Even if there was the Ninth Prince, he would help her to fend off the trouble in advance because of her "hard work".

As a result, she found that she had overestimated her position in the heart of the Ninth Prince and underestimated the difficulty of her opponent. The next day, she was summoned into the palace by an imperial edict.

As for what it was, she didn't know, but she was sure it was not a good thing, because the person who summoned her this time was the Empress. The eunuch who announced the decree was even more abominable, he took the money but didn't say a word about the matter.

Ever since Imperial Noble Consort Xie became pregnant, the Empress Dowager has been very busy. She is busy with palace fighting and busy with comforting her daughter who is about to marry far away. Within just a few months, wrinkles appeared on the Empress Dowager's face.

It is true that women age faster when they are worried. However, what Feng Qingchen couldn't understand was how the Queen Mother, who was so busy, would have time to think about a small person like her.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen. May you live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years." Feng Qingchen saluted obediently, not giving the Queen any chance to find fault. His kneeling posture was so standard that even the strictest nanny could not find fault with it.

She thought she would be punished by the Queen to kneel, or be ignored by the Queen or something, but unexpectedly the Queen was particularly easy to talk to today, and let her stand up without a word of embarrassment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feng Qingchen stood with her hands behind her back, lowered her head and looked submissive. She secretly wondered in her heart, maybe it was because Imperial Noble Concubine Xie had not been treated well by the Queen recently, so the Queen didn't make things difficult for her?

Everyone knows that the fact that Imperial Noble Concubine Xie is pregnant with a dragon seed is closely related to her.

"Feng Qingchen, Su Wan from Nanling, posing as the daughter of the Su family, has submitted a declaration of war to my Dongling, challenging you." The Queen's tone was stiff, from which it was clear that she still disliked Feng Qingchen.

"The Nanling Su family has handed me a declaration of war? Your Majesty, Qingchen doesn't understand?" Feng Qingchen looked at the Queen with a bewildered face, secretly groaning in her heart, and at the same time cursing the Ninth Prince, who had caused trouble but wanted her to clean up the mess.

Su Wan challenged her. It goes without saying that this matter is related to the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince is such a treacherous person. She thought that the matter of the Censor's impeachment and the refusal to marry Su Wan had been resolved. It turned out that it was not resolved. Instead, Su Wan was waiting for news from the Nanling Su Family.

Wuuuuu... The Ninth Prince is so deceiving. In exchange for a land deed, he actually wants her to treat the Second Prince and also wants her to compete with Su Wan. No matter how you look at it, she is at a disadvantage.

Ninth Uncle: One deed is missing, how about I add another one? But do you dare to take it?

"Hmph..." The queen snorted coldly and glanced at Feng Qingchen with contempt, making no effort to hide her disgust and contempt.

"You don't understand? Don't you know that the Ninth Prince has said that if you want to be his principal wife, you have to win over you first. He won't marry a woman who can't even compare to you?" The Queen gnashed her teeth in hatred when she mentioned this.

She just didn't understand. With Feng Qingchen's appearance, she had no family background, no ability, and her figure and looks were just average. She was completely lacking in the gentleness and thoughtfulness that a woman should have, and she even had to show up in public all day long. How could such a woman catch the eye of the Ninth Prince?

Because of Feng Qingchen's matter, her Luo'er risked her life to save the Ninth Uncle but got nothing good in return. Even her daughter, the most noble princess in Dongling, had to marry far away in Beiling.

All this was because of Feng Qingchen. If it weren't for Feng Qingchen, how could the Ninth Prince go against her.

The Queen Mother hated Feng Qingchen so much that she wanted to cut her into pieces, but she couldn't touch Feng Qingchen.

It turned out to be the case. Feng Qingchen was unhappy but did not show it on her face. What was the point of showing it to the Queen?

Feng Qingchen looked calm, only frowning slightly, and said sincerely: "My queen, Qingchen was assassinated a few days ago, and has been recuperating these days. Qingchen didn't know about this. May I ask, my queen, what does Nanling Su Wan want to compete with Qingchen?"

Feng Qingchen was respectful and polite, and no one could find any fault with her. The Queen Mother wanted to take the opportunity to get angry with her, but she couldn't find a reason. In addition, Feng Qingchen's mention of the assassination made the Queen Mother feel uncomfortable, so she lost the intention to cause trouble for Feng Qingchen. After all, her main enemy was not Feng Qingchen, but Imperial Noble Consort Xie, who was pregnant with the dragon seed and was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort.

"What are you competing in? Of course, the arts among women are music, chess, calligraphy and painting." The queen wanted to scare Feng Qingchen on purpose. She knew Feng Qingchen's ability and knew nothing about music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

"Are you only competing in music, chess, calligraphy and painting?" Feng Qingchen was suspicious. If that was really the case, then she was underestimating Su Wan, and even more so the person who was challenging on her behalf. Knowing that she would lose in the competition, what else was there to compete in?

Speaking of which, this matter really has to be blamed on the Ninth Prince Uncle. There was nothing wrong with the Ninth Prince Uncle rejecting Su Wan. The most headache-inducing thing was that the Ninth Prince Uncle could not, after refusing to marry Su Wan, name a woman who could be his principal wife, and she had to be better than Feng Qingchen.

Isn't this a blatant slap in Su Wan's face? Saying that Su Wan is not as good as Feng Qingchen is embarrassing for the Su family.

The dignified Su family raised a queen, a royal concubine, and a city lord's wife. Would their daughter be more attractive to Feng Qingchen?

Su Wan could tolerate this, but the Su family could not. Su Wan sent a letter back to the Nanling Su family that day, asking the head of the family to make a decision. And yesterday, Su Wan received a reply letter from the Su family, which was sent at full speed.

The Su family is not a soft persimmon and they cannot afford to lose face. The Ninth Prince used Feng Qingchen to slap the Su family in the face, so the Su family used Feng Qingchen to hit back hard.

The head of the Su family wants Su Wan to fight with Feng Qingchen to prove that the daughter of the Su family is stronger than Feng Qingchen. As for the marriage between Su Wan and the Ninth Prince, there is no need to talk about it anymore. The daughter of the Su family will never marry the Ninth Prince of Dongling.

The Su family has no daughters who cannot get married, only daughters who refuse to get married. The Su family wants Su Wan to beat Feng Qingchen so hard that she loses face.

After defeating Feng Qingchen, he told the world that it was not that the Ninth Prince did not want to marry Su Wan, but that Su Wan did not want to marry the Ninth Prince; it was not that the Su family's daughter was not worthy of the Ninth Prince, but that the Ninth Prince was not qualified to marry the Su family's daughter.

The Su family had a very careful calculation. As long as Su Wan defeated Feng Qingchen, it would mean that the Ninth Prince had a very poor eye for people. What the Ninth Prince had said before would be a joke. The Su family would become famous because of this, and the daughter of the Su family would become more valuable.

Seeing that Feng Qingchen was not frightened, the emperor had no intention of teasing her, and said directly: "In addition to music, chess, calligraphy and painting, there are also etiquette, riding and archery, martial arts, and medical skills, a total of eight items."

In fact, the queen was also very conflicted. She hoped Feng Qingchen would win, but she didn't want to see Feng Qingchen being too arrogant and complacent.

The Queen knew very well that if Feng Qingchen lost, the Emperor would never let her off easily.

As for whether Feng Qingchen should fight or not, there is no need to consider it. Now that they have come to the door, the emperor will not allow Feng Qingchen not to fight.

"Medical skills? Why would Su Wan propose a competition in medical skills?" Feng Qingchen could understand the other seven items, but Su Wan was so confident about the last one, medical skills. Could she beat herself?

"Feng Qingchen, the content of the competition is decided by the emperor, and you are not allowed to question it. What you have to do now is to prepare for the competition and win it." This is the purpose of the queen's conversation today.

The emperor has spoken, asking the queen to help Feng Qingchen win the game.

The emperor is a sinister man. He knows that the queen dislikes Feng Qingchen, and once a woman becomes ruthless, she will never care about the country's image and face. The emperor is afraid that the queen will sabotage him behind his back, so he simply lets the queen come forward to help Feng Qingchen.

Regardless of whether she can help or not, at least by doing this the Queen will not dare to destroy it. If Feng Qingchen loses, she will also be responsible.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Feng Qingchen was dissatisfied, but since things had come to this point, she could only accept it. After all, it was the emperor's decision, so she couldn't even complain.

Seeing Feng Qingchen's angry look, the Queen was very happy. Thinking of what the Emperor had told her, she said generously, "Feng Qingchen, in five days, we will compete in the chess and music competition in the Imperial Garden. If you need anything, just let me know. I will do my best to satisfy you."

That condescending look and alms-giving tone really made people uncomfortable. Feng Qingchen was about to say she had used it when she heard Princess Anping's voice coming from behind: "Mother, Miss Feng is just an orphan who has never seen the world. You are embarrassing her by asking her this. She probably hasn't even touched a zither or a chessboard, so how can she know what she wants?"

Princess Anping is sarcastic, arrogant and rude. She is really hard to like. She is going to marry to Beiling, but she is still restless. Feng Qingchen really doesn't understand what Beiling Feng Qian likes about Princess Anping.

Feng Qingchen said nothing. She looked at Princess Anping coldly as she walked in with her chin raised like a proud peacock, saluted the queen, and then the mother and daughter started chatting as if no one was around.

Feng Qingchen stared at the tip of her shoes in boredom, and was glad that she was standing. If she had to kneel, she would have to kneel for a long time.

The conversation between the Queen and Princess Anping was so boring. They were either talking about fabrics or jewelry, or else about tributes from somewhere, what the Emperor had bestowed on so and so, and what she had gotten.

Feng Qingchen found what she was listening to boring, so she demonstrated in her mind the surgical process of removing Xiling Tianyu's atrophied left calf and installing a prosthesis. Such a demonstration would help avoid accidents and also calculate the time required for her to make the incision and suture.

Once, twice... Feng Qingchen replayed it in his mind five times, thinking of all possible unexpected events and coming up with countermeasures. Only then did the Queen and Princess Anping remember Feng Qingchen.

"Feng Qingchen, you are so bold that you actually lose focus in front of me. This is a crime of contempt for the royal family. You should be executed according to the law." It must be said that Princess Anping's scolding was quite imposing. If it were someone else, they would have knelt down with a thud, but she happened to meet Feng Qingchen.

"Qingchen is terrified. Princess, I am thinking about the competition in five days. Her Majesty asked me if I need anything, and I am trying hard to think about it." Although she said she was terrified, there was no fear on her face. Feng Qingchen explained her absent-mindedness calmly. Anyway, she could say anything, Princess Anping and the Queen couldn't open her brain to see what she was thinking.

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